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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quail Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Quail Creek:
    • 34.534827, -82.750970
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Quail Creek
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Quail Creek ...

We found seven communities that share the name Quail Creek.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Quail Creek.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Richland County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Richland County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Quail Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Quail Creek.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Quail Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Quail Creek.
      • Tipton County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Tipton County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Quail Creek.
    • Texas
      • San Jacinto County
      • Although located in San Jacinto County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Quail Creek.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Davis County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Anderson County
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Anderson County
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
  • Green Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
    • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
  • Hidden Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Hunters Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
    • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Leisure Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
  • Masons Cross Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons Cross Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
    • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
  • Regency Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
    • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
  • Stonehaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
  • Welcome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Anderson County

How Far From Quail Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quail Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Creek and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Quail Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quail Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quail Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quail Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5348, Longitude: -82.7510       In this case, the coordinates for Quail Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Quail Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.321 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.446 degrees.




 

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